Australia thrash Bangladesh in second Test as Starc takes 10 wickets

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Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets in the match as Australia won the second Test by an innings and 51 runs and drew the series 1-1.

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Mitchell Starc finished the match with figures of 10 wickets for 51 runs, after taking 6 wickets for 12 runs in the first innings.

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Bangladesh were all out for 64 runs in the first innings.

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Australia were bowled out for 210 runs in the first innings, with Cameron Green scoring 67 and Cameron Lyon 32 not out, giving them a first‑innings lead of 146.

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Shoriful Islam took 7 wickets for 48 runs in the first innings.

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Bangladesh lost both openers within eight overs, were 24 for 3, and collapsed to 95 for 8 by tea.

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Cameron Lyon took the final two wickets in three balls to wrap up the victory.

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Mitchell Starc was named Player of the Match and Player of the Series after taking 12 wickets at an average of 12.08.

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Mitchell Starc moved to 10th on the all‑time Test wicket list with 445 wickets, 126 wickets behind Cameron Lyon's 571 wickets.

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Australia will tour South Africa for a three‑match Test series in October.

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Pat Cummins said that a lot of things went right these couple days and a lot of things went wrong last week, after taking 3 wickets for 10 runs in the second innings.

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Mitchell Starc, 36, said "Much better week. We knew we weren't at our best, or what we expect of ourselves, in Darwin" after being named Player of the Match and Series.

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Australia suffered a nine‑wicket defeat against Bangladesh in Darwin last Sunday, which was widely seen as one of Test cricket's greatest upsets.

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Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets in the match as Australia bounced back from last week's shock defeat by Bangladesh to win the second Test by an innings and 51 runs and draw the series 1-1.

The visitors were skittled for 95 in 38.3 overs with Starc taking four wickets and Nathan Lyons and captain Pat Cummins three each, as Australia wrapped up victory just after tea on the second day at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay.

Starc finished with match figures of 10-51, following his 6-12 in the first innings as Bangladesh struggled to 64 all out.

Last Sunday's nine-wicket defeat for the world's top-ranked side in Darwin was widely seen as one of Test cricket's greatest upsets.

"A lot of things went right these couple days and a lot of things went wrong last week," said Cummins, 33, who took 3-10 in the second innings.

"We needed to bounce back, and it was a great couple of days from the lads. I thought everyone was sharp. It was a great start and we didn't really let up after that."

Earlier in the day, Australia added 45 runs to their overnight total as they were bowled out for 210 with Cameron Green top scoring with 67 and Lyon adding an unbeaten 32 to give them a first-innings lead of 146.

Left-arm paceman Shoriful Islam was the pick of the bowlers with 7-48.

The visitors' second innings got off to a poor start, losing both openers inside eight overs as they slumped to 24-3.

They then collapsed in the middle session, struggling to 95-8 by tea before Lyon wrapped up victory by taking the final two wickets in three balls.

"Much better week. We knew we weren't at our best, or what we expect of ourselves, in Darwin," said 36-year-old Starc, who was named Player of the Match and Series after taking 12 wickets at an average of 12.08.

"What we expect of ourselves this week is what we got, particularly with the ball and the wicket that aided us with the ball."

Starc has now moved to 10th on the all-time Test wicket list with 445, 126 shy of Lyon's haul in sixth place.

Australia next Test series is a three-match tour of world Test champions South Africa in October.

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